Years of schooling and training are needed to teach pathologists and radiologists to spot cancer on medical images, but a…
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Watch a disabled kitten walk for the first time with a mini wheelchair
A disabled kitten born to a feral mother and without back legs is walking again thanks to miniature wheelchair made…
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Brain-computer link enables paralyzed California man to walk
A brain-to-computer technology that can translate thoughts into leg movements has enabled a man paralyzed from the waist down by…
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Fitness studios keep clients on track with photos, social media
Need a little extra encouragement to shape up in time for that wedding, class reunion or vacation? Boutique fitness studios…
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Using ocular ultrasounds to measure brain pressure may help predict stroke patients’ death risk
Examining the eyes is clinicians’ first line of action when a patient complains about a headache that won’t go away.…
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Implantable health sensors being developed to monitor at-home patients
Scientists in Britain are working to develop a high-tech sensor – capable of being worn on clothing and jewelry or…
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FDA advisory panel backs experimental lung drug
An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the agency approve an experimental treatment for…
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Touch-sensitive prosthetic limbs take step forward in monkey study
People with artificial limbs could one day have their sensation of touch restored through electrical stimulation of the brain, new…
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In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save…
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Test-tube babies: A simpler, cheaper technique?
Since the first test-tube baby was born more than three decades ago, in vitro fertilization has evolved into a highly…
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